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Eilabun

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli-arab local council in israel 's north district”. Today it says “arab christian village located in the beit netofa valley around 15 kilometres”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli-arab local council in israel 's north district”. Today it says “arab christian village located in the beit netofa valley around 15 kilometres”.
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Eilabun ( Arabic : عيلبون Ailabun , Hebrew : עַילַבּוּן , עֵילַבּוּ ‎) is an Arab Christian village located in the Beit Netofa Valley around 15 kilometres (9 miles) south-west of Safed in northern Galilee between Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee . It had a population of 5,849 in 2024, which is predominantly Christian (70.5%). In 1973, Eilabun was granted local council status by the Israeli government. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli-arab local council in israel 's north district”. Today it says “arab christian village located in the beit netofa valley around 15 kilometres”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli-arab local council in israel 's north district

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arab christian village located in the beit netofa valley around 15 kilometres

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